Early on a Sunday morning, October 22, 1995, my life was forever changed. Dan and I were in bed when the ringing of the phone jolted us out of our deep slumber just before dawn. I could hear my mothers quivering voice on the answering machine pleading with us to pick up the phone. As I jumped out [...]
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October 5, 2007
Family & Friends Friday – “taste & see that the Lord is good!”
It began two years ago after I was asked to speak at a women’s retreat for a local church. After a wonderful weekend, the retreat ended with a time of communion. One of the retreat leaders, Sharon Souza read an essay written by a professor at Biola University about communion bread. (Essay found at the end of this post) It was [...]
September 19, 2007
Tea Time Tuesday – God is my matchmaker
The weather in Stockton has finally begun to cool down so we decided to have our Tuesday tea on the back porch today. It was lovely and we all enjoyed the fresh air. In celebration of Rebekah’s birthday we had one of her favorites – blueberry scones – yummy! We continued on with our courtship classes [...]
September 14, 2007
Family & Friends Friday – Rite of Passage
This week marked the beginning of a year long ritual for our second daughter Amy, called a Christian Rite of Passage. This is one of our most significant family traditions. Let me share with you some details about this awesome experience.
What is a Christian Rite of Passage?
It comes from Jewish roots – the Bat Mitzvah – [...]
September 12, 2007
Tea Time Tuesday – 9/11 Remembrance
It is Patriot Day!
A day to remember the events, heros and victims of September 11, 2001. We decided to have a patriotic tea party and special remembrance of 911 for our weekly Tuesday Tea Time.(for those of you anxiously awaiting the next part of my courtship classes…it will be coming next week!)
We set up our tea [...]
